i3-L13G4 vs Pentium Silver J5040

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1892	2016
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.95	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiency	19.41	23.75
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Lakefield (2020)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	4	5
Base clock speed	2 GHz	0.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	80 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	93 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,050 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FC-CSP1016
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 605	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	18	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	DX12
OpenGL	4.4	OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5040 and Core i3-L13G4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.09	1.79
Integrated graphics card	1.17	5.58
Physical cores	4	5
Threads	4	5
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	7 Watt

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